Project Engineer
CareerPaths NW
Tacoma, WA · $65k–$95k a year · Posted October 29, 2026
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Where Tacoma, WA ranks
Where Tacoma, WA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best college towns for junior jobs in the Pacific Northwest36% · of 13
- #3Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Pacific Northwest17% · of 12
- #3Best cities for junior jobs in Washington34% · of 12
- #5Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Pacific Northwest0.8% · of 16
- #5Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Pacific Northwest10% · of 16
- #5Best cities for junior jobs in the Pacific Northwest34% · of 17
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $80,000 a year. Across 325 open project engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $86,500 to $115,000 and the median is $103,500. That is 23% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among engineers, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for engineers, all other: 7% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Our esteemed client, a renowned company in the construction industry, offers an array of services including General Contracting, Industrial Contracting, Mechanical Piping, Commercial Plumbing, Steel &